Mohamed Al-Deayea
 Al-Deayea with Al-Hilal in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ta'ee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1999 | Al-Ta'ee | 176 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2010 | Al-Hilal | 230 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 406 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2006 | Saudi Arabia | 178[1] | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea (Arabic: محمد عبد العزيز الدعيع; born 2 August 1972), also known as Mohammed Deayea al-Shammari, is a Saudi Arabian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He participated in four FIFA World Cups for the Saudi Arabia national team and earned a total of 173 officially recognised caps. Al-Deayea played for al-Tai FC and al-Hilal SFC and was represented in all Saudi national teams. He is considered one of the prominent goalkeepers in the history of Saudi sports.[2]
Early life and club career
Mohammed al-Deayea was born in Hail into a family passionate about sports. He initially started as a handball goalkeeper for al-Tai FC at eight years old but switched to football following a recommendation from the club's junior football coach. He joined al-Tai SFC's junior team in 1988, impressing enough to earn a spot on the Saudi junior national team. With this team, he triumphed at the FIFA U-16 World Championship in Scotland in 1989. He progressed to the youth national team and by 1993, he was playing for the senior Saudi national team.
Al-Deayea played a pivotal role in the national team's qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, where he excelled. In 1999, al-Hilal SFC acquired him in a high-profile transfer, and he defended their goal until retiring in 2010, capping a twenty-two-year career. A testimonial match was organized in 2012 to honor his contributions, featuring a game between Italy's Juventus and al-Hilal SFC.[3]
Al-Deayea has split his professional career between the clubs Al-Ta'ee and Al-Hilal. Originally, he started as a handball player, but was convinced by his club and his older brother Abdullah to become a professional footballer. Mohammed was under great pressure of expectations in the beginning of his career because his brother Abdullah was an AFC Asian Cup winner and a highly reputed goalkeeper.
Retirement
On 22 June 2010, Mohamed Al-Deayea announced his retirement from football at the age of 37. On 5 January 2012, a testimonial match for him was organised between his club Al-Hilal and Juventus FC, with 70,000 people attending at the King Fahd Stadium. The match ended 7–1 in favour of Juventus with Al-Hilal's sole goal coming from Saad Al-Harthi. Juventus' goals were scored by Alessandro Del Piero (twice), Eljero Elia, Arturo Vidal, Giorgio Chiellini, Simone Pepe and Fabio Quagliarella.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | ACL | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ta'ee | 1991–92 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1993–94 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1994–95 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1995–96 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1996–97 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1997–98 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1998–99 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | |
| Al-Hilal | 1999–00 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | 22 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 230 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 306 | 0 | |
| Career total | 413 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 489 | 0 | |
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 177[1] | 0 | |
Honours
Al-Ta'ee
Al-Hilal
- Saudi Premier League: 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10
- Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 1999–2000, 2003, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Saudi Founder's Cup: 1999–2000
- AFC Champions League: 1999–2000
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2001–02
- Asian Super Cup: 2000
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup: 2000
- Arab Super Cup: 2001
Saudi Arabia U17
Saudi Arabia
- AFC Asian Cup: 1996
- Arabian Gulf Cup: 1994, 2003
- Arab Nations Cup: 1998
- Islamic Solidarity Games: 2005
Individual
- Best Goalkeeper of the AFC Asian Cup: 1996, 2000
- Best Goalkeeper of the Arabian Gulf Cup: 1998, 2002
- Best Goalkeeper of the GCC Champions League: 2000
- Best Goalkeeper of the Arab Champions League': 2001
- Best Goalkeeper of the Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2002
- He was voted Asia's Goalkeeper of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics in 1999.[5]
- AFC Asian All Stars: 2000[6]
- AFC Fans' All-time XI at the FIFA World Cup: 2020[7]
- IFFHS Asian Men's Team of All Time: 2021[8]
- AFC Asian Cup All-time XI: 2023[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Vote for your best Asian team at the FIFA World Cup: Goalkeeper | Football | News | FIFA World Cup 2022".
- ^ "Mohammed al-Deayea". Saudipedia. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Mohammed al-Deayea". Saudipedia. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (28 January 2011). "Mohamed Al-Deayea – Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Velappan, Peter (31 July 2012). "Asia's best Goalkeeper of the Century". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ "Asian Player of the Year". RSSSF. 18 January 2018.
- ^ "The best Asian team at the FIFA World Cup announced!". Asian Football Confederation. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "IFFHS ALL TIME ASIA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". IFFHS. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "#AsianCup2023 five-month countdown: Fan-voted all-time AFC Asian Cup Dream XI revealed". Asian Football Confederation. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
External links
- Detail of international appearances – by RSSSF
- Mohamed Al-Deayea – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mohamed Al-Deayea at National-Football-Teams.com
